Shaping mechanism for planing-machines.



w F. MEYERS & M. smnns. SHAPING MECHANISM FOR PLANING MACHiNES.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-24. I! I5.

Patented Feb. 20, 1917.

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LNVENTORS W. F. MEYERS 64 M. S|M(NS. SHAPING MECHANISM FOR PLANING VIACHINES.

. APPLICATION FILED AUG.24, l95- 1,216,588. v Patented Feb. 28;-19l7.

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Patented Feb. 20, 1917 APPLICATION FILED AUG-24 1915.

W F MEYERS 84 M SIMONS SHAPING MECHANISM FOR PLANING MACHNES.

w. FfMEYERS & M. SIMONS. SHAPING MECHANlSM FOR PLANING MACHINES.

Petentea' Feb. 20, 1917.

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APPLICATION FILED AUG.24, 1915.

1 INVENTORS UNITED .v strAtriis P OFFICE;

jdJtIILLARD FLMEYEI'ts, or LONG ISLAND oi'rxann vron aIs SIMQNS, OF'NEW YORK, N. Y.

SHAPING MECHANISM FOR PLA NI N GLMACHIN'ES.

Patented Feb. 20, 19117.

Application filedAagest 24, 1915. Ser-ija L he. 47 ,031,

To (LZL'it'lLOQTL itmag concern:

Be it known that we. WILLARD 1*. Marcus,

a. citizen of the l uited States, residing at Long Island City, borough of Queens, county of (Queens, and State of New York, and

Mounts Sn oxs, a subject of the Czar f Russia, residing attthc borough ofBronX, in therounty of Bronx and State of New 4 York, have invented certain new and useful 1.0

Improvements in. Shaping Mechanisms .for Planing-hlarhines, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to theaccompanying drawings, forming part thereof.

Our invention relates to planing machines for stone or metal, such asmoldlng or surfacing machines for dressing or shaping the "work along straight or curved lines or with flat or curved surfaces, and relates more particularly to a shaplng mechanism orattaclnne'nt for enabling a straight molding or surfacingniachine tobe used for dressing or'rcuttmg curred surfaces, part cularly curves which form ,a part ot the arc of a circle, or arcuate curvesof long radii, such curves being linowmi n the-art as radial curves. hflachlnes which would correctly form these long .a'rcu'ate ortrue radial curves ha ve been heretofore produced, but such machines have been generally large, complicated and expens1ve,[the stone and metal shaping machineforming-the subject of Pat ent No. 087,390 of Mia-(11 21, 1911, to Willard FJMeyers, "one of the PljQSEXlfjOint invento'rs, be ng a good'example of such a.

machine. Other simpler and less expensive f j, machines and pla'ner attachments for formmg curved surfaces on thework, havebeen generallyfaultyfand defective in that they wouldnot produce a true radialcurve, that is'tosay; a curvewhich forms a true are of a circle. :Tll'lS problemihas givenmuch troubleginfthe Stoneorking art in which the simpler machines, although known to be deifcrtirelg' hare been mostly used "because of' their .compa rative inexpensiveness.

The; ,main object lofour present invention asato producea simple and comparatively uexpensiremechanism which may be readlyllnstalled upon or attachecl to an ordla ;.nary' or common straight line planer or surfaring mac'hineiandwhichwill produce true I ,radial o a rcuate curves of longer or shorter radii as may be desired. Another object of our infvention-is to produce 'such a mechanism or machine adapted tooperate either 'co 'stra gh't. inc lined mm-erhentdmparting bar Fig: 6 is apart planet indicated by" he line f;6 r ,Fi g 3 our invention are convenii-vnceof use, maintenance in Working condition, durability and further objects and advantages which will hereinafte appear. 1

Our jnve ition includes means for impart ing oscillating or rockingmovemcnts'of such a nature or character to a. worlesupporting platen (ll tillJl i pivoted upon a planer bed that a true arcuate curve will he described on the work by the combining ofthe roe-king or oscillatnig pi 'otal movement ofthe work support \Vllll the straight line movement relatively t) each other of the planer bed and a tool iarrier. Our inventiorialso includes meal star operating two such work supports, eii her one at a time each; independerit otthe other, or both at once concurrently, a's'ni 1y be clesirethone of these Work supports be ng oscillatable upon avertical axis and the otherof which is rockable upon afhoriiontal axis. ()ur invention also more particularly includes nnproived operating ections by ,means of whlch a simple may be em iloyed to impart. through such connections the required oscillating moveinentto the work carrier for producing true or correctradius curves. Our invention further includes featu res of construction, and

combinationu'of parts as will 'a-,ppear 'from the folloii'ing (lSCil1)tl1Ql1.,, a

\Veshallv now describe the planing'ma' chine embed i ing 'the shaping mechanism of our inventioti illustrated in the accompanying drawing and shall'thereaftcr point out OUPILHVBH'UQII n claims.

"Figure 1,] s aside elevation on the shaping" ineclianlsm of, our invention. 1

Fig."2 is a plan of the same. l l

Fig.6 is an enlarged plan partly broken v p p a reduced scale of a planingmaclnne equ1ppeclw1th Fig; 5 in; partial central vertical longit' idinal 'sec'tirn on a plane indicated by the line 5"- .--5 of'l'1g. 3 ixie.u*ecl,from,the front. 11 cllagmial section on a h ht lihtlu as Vlewed fr'gm t 6 mg and S g y p I by a tool carrier or carriage 4 and the tool ward.

Fig. 7 is a perspective of a sllding hearing block employed as part of the operatmg connections.

Fig. 8 is a partial plan of the horizontally reciprocative table-oscillating slide as .it appears in Fig. 3 together-with the sliding bearing block of Fig. 7 codperative there-- '7 Fig. 9 is a partial plan partly broken away similar to Fig. 3 of what appears at the left in Figs. 1 and 2.

Fig. 10 is a front elevation of what appears in Fig. 9.

Fig. 11 1s a detached elevation of the vertically reoiprocative table-rocking slide as it appears in Fig. 10.

Fig. 12 is a perspectivepf a'sliding bearing block included in the connections between the vertical slide, of Fig. 11 and the rocking table. I v

Fig. 13 is a diagram indicating the operationofthe oscillative work-supporting table pivoted on the planer bed on a vertical axis. In the planing machine embodying V our invention illustrated in the drawings, the

shaping mechanism of our invention is 1 bed 1 has a chine illustrated in the shown as embodied in and combined with a usual planer or straight molding machine which may be used for straight or flat work either with or without the shaping -mechanism of our invention, but our invention arcuate curvilinear work. In the embodiment of our invention illustrated in the drawings both rectilinear and curvilinear feed movements are imparted to the work supports and these two movements are so combined as to cause the desired true arcuate curves to be described on the work as it moves past a tool supported on a stationary tool carrier.

The general construction of the planing machine illustrated in. the drawings need not be further described other than to note that it is of a usual type in which a planer longitudinal traverse movement past a stationarily mounted tool, or there may be a mounted tools. In the planerconstruction illustrated in the drawings as embodying our invention, two such toolsare shown both belng shown as rotary tools of abrasive material. One of these tools 2 is rotative on a vertical axis for shaping or surfacing the lateral or vertical surface of the work, and the other of these tools 3 is mounted on a horizontal axis transverseto the planer bed 1 for operating upon the upper surface of the work, either the one or the otherof these tools being employed according to the shape and dimensions of the work and in the madrawings, both of these tools 1 and 2 may be concurrently used upon difi'erent pieces of work. The

is mounted thereon to sli plurality of such stationarily.

tool 2 having a vertical axis is supported 3 having a transverse horizontal axis is supported by a tool carrier or carriage 5. The tool carriers 4 and 5 together with the tools 2 and 3 respectively carried thereby are of course adjustable both vertically and transversely from side to side of the machine, as is common and well understood, and as appears in the drawings. In the type of machine illustrated in the drawings the tools, such as 2'and 3, and their carrlages 4 and 5 are bodily stationary durlng theoperation of the machine and the movable bed 1 carries the work past the tools to be operated on thereby as hereinbefore men! tioned. The main-stationary frame partof the planer includes a main base 6 provided as appears in Fig. 2 with tracks or rails forming ways for the planer bed 1, main supporting posts 7 for the adjustable tool carriage 4 and an upright supporting frame 8 for the other adjustable tool carriage 5. For coiiperation with the stationarily mounted rotary tool 2 for formin or dressa horizontal Work-supp rting table or platen 9 is pivoted for rotativ or oscillative movements on a base sup rt 10 by means of a central vertical journal or'stud 11 and ball bearings 12, and the supporting baselO is bolted or chored to the planer bed 1, as is shown in the drawings, particularly in Fig. 5. On its lower side outward front the supporting base 10 thework suppo'rting platen 9 is prp; vided-with a rigidl projecting crank pin or wrist pin 13. A anged'block 14 forms a bearing for the wrist pin 13, and in operation this bearing block 14 lies between and is moved by a pair of operating jaws shown as projecting from a platen-oscillating slide 15 and forming ways transversely 'of and at right angles to this slide. The slide 15 extends transversely of the laner bed 1 and (3 at right angles to the path of movement of the bed 1 by means of a pair of guide clips 16 fixed on the upper side of the planer bed 1. It will be noted that the slide 15 virtually or in. effect forms a slotted cross-head. The platenoscillat'mg slide 15 is shown'as provided on its upper side adjacent to one of its ends with rack teeth, and means, presently to be described, are provided engageable with these rack teeth so as to impart sliding movements to the slide 15' at auniform rate as compared with the traverse movements of the planer bed 1, these sliding movements being imparted to the slide 15 by reason of such straight line traverse movements of otherwise firmly and securelyantravels longitudinally back and forth on the guide rails of the-main base 6 in the usual and well known way, the planer bed 1 carries with it the horizontal oscillative worksupportingtable 9, the rockin work-supporting table 17 the transverse y reciprocative table-oscillating slide 15,'the vertically reciprocating table-rocking slide 22, the common operating shaft 24, and 1tsimme diate adjuncts and accessories, the common slidingillck bar 22 and its'pivot block 34,

all of which partake of the usual to and fro traverse movements of the planer bed 1.

a The sliding of the pivot block 34 on the inclined movement-imparting operating -bar in one direction then in the other imparts oscillative rotation to the operating shaft 24 for oscillating the platen 9 and rocking the table 17 under the control of the hand operated clutches as hereinbefore described. In-

clination of the operating bar 35 in one direction will produce a convexly curved surface on thework and the inclination of this bar in the other direction will produce a concavely curved surface on the'work, and with the operating bar 35 adjusted parallel to the path of movement of the planer bed 1, no oscillating or rocking movement will be imparted to the work-supporting platen 9 and table 17 and these work supports will be held stationary relatively to the planer bed 1. The extent ofthe curvature produced will be determined by the amount of inclination of the operating bar 35 and may be anything from a straight line up to the capacity of the machine. The movements of the work-supporting platen 9 relatively to the stationarily mounted tool are indicated diagrammatically in Fig. 13,01? the drawings. V

The operating connections between the inclined movement-imparting operating bar 85 and the oscillative work-supporting tables 9 and 17 are such that true-radial curves will be produced on thework fixed upon either of the tables. An inclined operating bar generally similar to the bar has been heretofore employed in planer attachments for imparting oscillating movements to worlesupporting tables, but the operating connections between such a bar and the table have not been such aswould produce correct and true radial curves upon the work, but' on the other hand much trouble has been given by the defective operation of these devices. Our invention enables the employment of this simple operating device,

the inclined bar for the production of true arcuate curves of long radii which here-- tofore, as hereinbefore mentioned, has onlybeen accomplished byfmeans of more complicated, costly and cumbersome machines. In our invention the connection of the tableoscillating slide such as 15 with the table to be oscillated such as 9 is of articular 1mportance. 1 It has been foun essential to have a pivotal connection. to the oscillative work-supportin table, suchfor example as the rigidly pro ecting .wrist pin 13 of the oscillatingplaten 9, and to have a straight or rectilinear sliding connection transversely of and at right angles to the table-operating slide, such as the slide 15' which provides guideways between its projecting aws for the sliding pivot block 14 of the wrist pin 13. This slotted cross-head feature of con- Y 4 struction has been found to accelerate the pivotal or angular movements of the worksupporting table, such as 9, to just the required extent necessary to compensate for its altered angular position as compared with its direction of straight line: travel past the stationarily mounted tool.

In Fig. 13 of the drawings the bodily traverse movement. of theplaten 9 is indicated by the longitudinal 'straightjbroken line A, successive equally spaced positions of the pivot stud 11 being shown along this line. The corresponding angular movement of the platen 9 is indicated by the successive short arcs B, drawn from successive positions of the wrist pin 13 to short horizontal lines 0 which are parallel to the line of travel A at the successive positions of the'wrist pin 13. It should be noted that these arcs B are shortest at the middle of the series and grow successively longer toward each end, correctly representing the accelerated or gradually faster and faster angular movement, of the platen 9 as it approaches the ends of its path of bodily traverse movement along the line A. The inclined broken line D represents the path of movement of the sliding pivot block 34 along the operating bar 35, and the vertical broken lines E rising therefrom indicate successive positions of the slotted cross-head or slide 15 corresponding to the successive positions of the pivot stud 11 of the platen 9. The lines F indicate successive angular positions of the platen 9, the travel of a point on the platen 9 being indicated by the dotted curved line G, and the travel of another point on the platen is indicated by the heavy curved line H.

The combining of the rectilinear bodily movement of the platen 9 as indicated by the successive positions of the pivot stud 11 on the line of movement A, with the rotativev or angular movement as indicated by the 1 verse to the axis of the work support and having thereon ways transverse to its path of sliding movement, a connecting member angular supporting connected to the forming a ivot on the work support and having a sliding relation on the transverse ways of the slide, and operating connections for impartin sliding movement at a umform rate'to't e slide as comparedwith and by reason of the relative straight l1ne movement of the tool carrier and planer bed, such 0 crating connections includ1ng an l adjustable straight movement-1marting ar and amember slidable along the ar.

6. A shaping mechanism for a planer having a stationary frame provlded w th a tool carrier and a bed movable in straight lines back and forth past the tool carrier, such mechanism comprising an oscillatable work support pivoted on the bed, a reciprocat ve slide for oscillatin the work support slidable transverse to iihe path of movement of the bed and transverse to the axis of the work support, the slide having thereon ways transverse to the path of its sliding movement, a connecting member forming a pivot on the work support and having a sllding relation on the transverse ways of the slide, a straight stationa movement-imparting bar, a pivot-block sli able along the bar, and operating connections between .the pivot block and the slide adapted to impart movement to the latter at a uniform rate by reason of the straight line movement 'of the planer bed and as compared with such movement of the planer bed.

7. A s i a bed and tool carriers relativel 'movab e along stra' ht lines parallel with the surface of the ed, such mechanism comprising a work-supporting platen pivoted on the bed to oscillate on a vertical axis, a work-supportin table pivoted on the bed to rock on a horizontal axis, and means actuated by the relative movement of the planer bed and tool carriers to 'work supports independently or concurrently. g

'8'. A shaping mechanism for a planer having a stationary frame provided with tool carriers and a bed movable in straight lines back and forth past the tool carriers, such mechanism comprisingan oscillatable workplatenpivoted on the bed to os-. clllate on a vertical axis, a work-supporting table pivoted on the bed to rock on a horizontal axis, a stationary movement-inlpartingbar, a ,block slidable along the bar, and means carried by the planer bed and sliding block to oscillate the work supports independently or concurrently by reason of the movements er the planer bed.

9. A shaping mechanism for a planer having a stationary frame provided with hapmg mechanism for a planer havoscillate the tool carriers and a bed movable in straight lines back and forth past the tool carriers, such mechanism comprising an osclllatable work-supporting platen pivoted on the bed to oscillate on a vertical axis, a work-supporting table pivoted on the bed to rock on a horizontal axis, a shaft {ournaled in bearings on and extending o'ngitudinally of the planer bed, a rack slidably mounted on the bed and connected to the platen to oscillate the platen, a pinion loosely rotative on the shaft engaging the rack, a second rack slidably mounted on the bed and connected to the table to rock the table, a second pinion loosely rotative on the shaft engaging the second rack, means operated by the movement of the planer bed for ro tating the shaft; and clutching means for independently or concurrently connecting the said pinions to the shaft.-

10. A shaping mechanism for a planer having a stationary frame provided with 7 1e in straight the tool carriers,

tool carriers and a bed mova lines back and forth past such mechanism comprising an oscillatable work-supporting platen pivoted on the bed tooscillate on a vertical axis, a work-supnected to the table 'to rock the table,a second pinion loosely rotative on the shaft engagmg the second rack, a stationary movementimparting bar, a pivot block slidable along the bar, a third rack slidably mounted on the bed and pivoted to the sliding pivot block, a pinion fixed on the shaft and engagingthe third rack, and clutching means for independently-or concurrently connecting theloo'se pinions to the shaft.

11. A-shaping mechanism for a planer having a stationary frame rovided with tool carriers and a bed movable in straight lines back and forth' past the tool carriers, such mechanism comprising an oscillata-ble work-supporting platen pivoted on the bed to oscillate on a vertical axis, a work-sup ponting table pivoted on the bed to rock on 4 on the bed and .g'iivotcd to the sliding pivot block, a pinion fired on the shaft and en-- gaging the third ra(:k,rl1|tcl11ng means for inrlependentiy or concurrently connecting the loose pinions to th. shaft, and means for on the bed, a reci-procative slide for oscillate dug the work support slidablepn the bed transverse tothe axis of the'work support and connected thereto, an angu'larly adjustA able movementimparting bar for imparting work-support-oscillating in ovem'ent to the slide, and means supporting such bar only at its opposite ends for sinnlltaneously'oppositely adjusting the opposite ends of the bar to alter its angular position.

13 A. shaping mechanism and extending longitudinally of "the, bed, a rackslidable transversely of th e 'bed and connected to the Avork support to oscillate the latter, wreck-operating pmion 'on' the shaft, a movement imparting ar' s'tationa i'y relative to the tool carrier, a shaft-operating rackslidable transversely ofthebed and connected to: the ,mo ven'ient-imparting bar to slide along suehnba-r, and a pinion on the Way transverse to the path of. its sliding shaft engagedby the shaft-operating rack.

i i. A shapingmechanism for a planer havinga bed and a tool carrier relatively movable along straight lines parallel with" the surface; of the bed, such mechanism comj prising an oscillatable work support-pivoted on the bed, a shaftjournaled on and extend} ing longitudinally of the bed, a rack slid, able on the bed transverse to the. axis of the work support and provided with a slid'eway transverse to its path of sliding'movemen't, a

connecting memberforminga, pivot on the work support andilslidable along the slideway of the raelga rack-operating pinion on the --shaft, a ,movement-imparting bar sta;

tionary relative to the tool carrier, at shaftoperating rack slidable transversely of the" bedand connected to the movement-imparting bar to slide-along such bar, and a pinion on the shaft engaged by the shaft-operating rack. I

15. The combination, in a shaping mechanism, of a tool carrier, an oscillatable .Work support, means for supporting the tool carrier and the work support for relative bodily straight line l'niwement transverse to the axis of oscillation of the Work support, a reciprocative slide for: oscillating the Work support for a planer; having a bednnd a watchman-newly movable along straight lines pa'rallel with the surface ot the bed, such mechanism comprising an oscillatable work suppo i't ,pivotedon the bed, ashaftjournaled inbearings on tive bodily stra fave straight line movement of theJ ,tool' carrier and Worksupport. i v

slidable transverse to the axis of oscillation of the worly support and having thereon a ,slidevvay tra nsverse'to the "path of its slidinig movement, a. connecting member forming-n11, pivotal connection tothe W'ork su port/amt7 slidable along the transverse sli'dewayu an .the slide, ard operatingconnections*for i-mw ii parting slid ing movement at 'l'lnifor nr rate to the slide as compared with tlierelati ve bodily-s .4 .i carrieixand 'W 'k 1 8 31 11 16. The combinatiomin" a sha ing:-meuia taight line movement. of,the tool-- nismf of a't-jo1;car1 ie1 f, Qs (':i llatz'ibl e"n oi k support ha ring ,a Wrist p n, supportingmeans -u oniwhich the tool car rier 'and the g oscillata 1e Worksupport are 'inoil'nted for relative bod; ly straight linle moven'i'enttransverse toithe. axis of oscillation of the -work=supp'o rt, a reciprocative sl'ide for oscillating thcuwork support slidable trans- 3 verse t'o-the axis ofjoscillation'of the work support and having a transverse slid eway :engaging wi'ththe wrist pin to oscillate the work support, and operating connections for impartir g sliding movement at a uniform" rate to the slide as compared w th therela 'gh't line. movement of the tool-carrier": Llld work support, n 17. The c mbination, in a; shaping mecha:

'nisrn, ofartaolcarrier; an 0sci1latable-Worl;

support having: a WIlSt pin rigidly projecting therefro in, means for mounting-the tool carrier and the Work support for relative;

support'and having thereon a straightslide movement, L" sliding blockguidedby the slideway an 1 forming-a pivotal bearing forthelw'ris't pi? i, and operating connections; for imparting slid ng-movement at a uniform. ratetofthe' shde as colnpared with the rela u i, I a I. u 18. In a shaping-mechanism, an osc1llata-,

'blei work' supportf'mounted 1 for bodily straight line movement'transverse to its axis of oscillatioi r, a reciprocative slide .for oscillati'ng thefv ork support 'slid'able transverse tothe axis of the Work support and having -thereon ways transverse to its path of slid,

in'g ,moveme at, a connecting member form'- a' ivot on the Work support and having a s iding' relation on the transverse Ways of the slide. and operating connections for imparting sliding mbvement at a uniform rate to the s. ide as compared with the bodily straight line movement of the Work support.

ltpvln a siaping mechanism, an oscillatable ork support having a Wrist pin, the work su'pp( rt being mounted for bodily straight line movement transverse to its'axis of osclllatioii, a reciprocative slide for oscillating the v ork support slidable transverse vthe slide as compared with the bodily straight line movement of the work sup-.

port.

20. In a shaping mechanism, an oscillatable work support having a wrist pin r gidly projecting therefrom, the work support being mounted for bodily straight line movement transverse to its axis of oscillation, a reciprocative slide for oscillating the work support slidable transverse to the axis of the work support and having a straight transverse slot therein forming a slideway, a sliding block in the slideway slot forming a pivotal bearing for the wrist pin, and operating connections for imparting sliding movement at a uniform rate to the slide as compared with the bodilyvstraight line movement of the worksupport.

21. The combination, in a shaping mechanism, of a tool carrier, an 'oscillatable work support, means for supporting the tool carrier and pie work support for relative bodily straig it line movement transverse to the axis of oscillation of the work support, a reeiprocative slide for oscillating the work support 'slidable transverse to. the axis of oscillation of the work support and having thereon a slideway transverse to the path of its sliding movement, a connecting member forming a pivotal connection to the work support and slidable along the transverse slideway on the slide, and an operating bar inclinable more or less to the-path of relative bodily straight line movement of the tool carrier and the work support and having a straight guideway for imparting reciprocating movement to the slide by reason of said relative bodily straight line movement ot'flthe tool carrier and the work sup- -port,-whereby the resultant movement from the combining of the oscillating and strai ht line movements -will cause the tool to %e scribe a radial curve upon the work.

22. The combination, in a shaping mechanism, of a tool carrier, an oscillatable work support having a wrist pin, supporting means upon which the toolcarrler and the oscillatable' work support are mounted for relative bodily straight line movement transverse to the axis of oscillation of the work support, a reciprocative slide for oscillating the work su port slidable transverse to the axis of oscil ation of the work support and having a transverse slideway engaging with v 'upon. the work.

23. The combination, in a shapin mechanism, of a tool carrier, an oscillata. 1e work support having awrist pin rigidly projecting therefrom, means for mounting the tool carrier and the' work support for relative bodily straight line movement transverse to the axis of oscillation of the work support,-

a reciprocative slide for oscillating the work support and having thereon a straight slideway transverse to the path of its sliding movement, a sliding block guided by the slideway and forming a pivotal bearing for the wrist pin, and an operatin bar inclinable more or less to the path 0% relative bodily straight line movement of the tool carrier and the work support and having a straight guideway for imparting reciprocating movement to the-slide by reason of said relative bodily straight line movement of the tool carrier and the work support, whereby the resultant movement from the combining of the oscillating and straight line movements will cause the tool to describe a radial curve upon the work.

In testimony whereof We have aifixed our signatures.

-' ,WILLARD F. MEYERS.

MORRIS SIMONS.

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